Nitrogen Policies

 

This database compiles 2,726 nitrogen policies from 186 countries, sourced from FAOLEX data as made available via the ECOLEX database, originally provided by Kanter et al, 2020  and subsequently extended for South Asia by the GCRF South Asian Nitrogen Hub by Yang et al. 2022 (966 N policies). The database is searchable by country, keyword, date, policy instrument, economic sector and geographical scale.

References

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (n.d.). FAOLEX database. https://www.fao.org/faolex

United Nations Environment Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations & International Union for Conservation of Nature. (n.d.). ECOLEX: The gateway to environmental law. https://www.ecolex.org/

Kanter et al. (2020) Gaps and opportunities in nitrogen pollution policies around the world. Nat Sustain, 3, pp.956–963.

Anastasia L Yang et al. (2022) Policies to combat nitrogen pollution in South Asia: gaps and opportunities. Environ. Res. Lett. 17 025007.


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Policy Title ECOLEX/FAOLEX Ref ID Scale Sector Date of Text
Agricultural Credits Act, 2010 (No. 35 of 2010).
LEX-FAOC027740
National Agriculture 14/11/2010
Regulation of The Minister of Trade of the RI, No. 05/M-DAG/PER/1/2016 providing for Exportation and Importation of Animal and Animal Products.
LEX-FAOC111619
National Agriculture 28/01/2016
Resolución Conjunta - Dispensa temporal para productores del permiso para adquisición, transporte, uso y almacenamiento de abonos minerales.
LEX-FAOC107837
National Agriculture 12/04/2012
Clean Air Act 1991.
LEX-FAOC041718
Regional Industry
Royal Decree No. 987/2008 - Subsidies for projects to improve the environmental management of pig farms.
LEX-FAOC158818
National Agriculture 13/06/2008
Central District Council (Public Sewer) Bye-Laws (Chapter 40:01).
LEX-FAOC064169
Regional Waste
Decree No. 2006-928 establishing the new national nature reserve of the Alsatian Little Camargue (Haut-Rhin).
LEX-FAOC140414
National 27/07/2006
Decree on protection of nature and landscape.
LEX-FAOC137391
Regional
Environmental Quality (Control of Emission from Diesel Engines) Regulations 1996, PU (A) 429.
LEX-FAOC054804
National Transport 1996
Strategy for Agricultural Development in Georgia 2015-2020.
LEX-FAOC038492
National Agriculture 2014

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